Receptacle



Oct. 18, 1927.

F. STONER RECEPTACLE Filed AuE. 26, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 [NVE/v TUR.

Oct. 18, 192?,

F. STNER RECEPTACLE Patented ocr. 1s, 1927.04

UNITED STATES.

1,646,266 PATENT OFFICE.

THE BAKER-RAU'LAITG*` 00H- A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

RECEPTACLE.

Application tiled .August 28, 1922. Serial No.,584;509.f

This invention relates to receptacles, more particularly to that typewherein the receptacle is normally disposed in an openingin a wall orother support and Hush with its 5 outer surface but is movable relativethereto to ermit access to its interior.-

ne object of vthe invention is to rovide a receptacle of this characterthat 1s relatively simple in construction.

Another object of the invention is to construct an improved receptaclewherein the means which operate the movable section of the receptaclealso serves to arrest' the section at a predetermined open position.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent to those skilled invthel art to which my invention relates from the following de- Yscription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, whereinFig. 1 is an elevation of an automobile having associated with it areceptacle embodying my invention,l parts of-the automobile being brokenaway to show the rece tacle in position. f Z5 IFig. 24 is a fragmentaryelevational view showlng the receptacle when in closed position.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2, but showing thereceptacle in open l position.

Fi 4 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2, but illustrating theoperation of attachin the operating device to the holder or detac ing ittherefrom.

Fi 5 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 of Iigig, but showing theholder disconnected from the operating device and moved to full openposition.

Fig. 6 is a front view of the parts as shown in Fig. 5, on the line 6 6,showing the operating deviceY moved to an in-operative position. v I

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2illustrating the operi ation of releasing the holder.

Fig. 8 `is a section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 5V.'

In the drawings, 1 indicates. a vehicle of any desired construction, forexample, an D automobile having a sedan type of body.

2 indicates as an entirety a receptacle, any

number of which may be provided in the vehicle. In the accompanyingdrawings I have shown'two receptacles 2, one in the side i wall of thevehicle adjacent its rear seat and ings formed in the plate 4a ispreferably of a size to tit within the other in the back of the frontseat, which wall and back form suitable su ports or moutings forreceptacles embo ying my invention. It will be obvious that they may bearranged in other positions and as many provided as conditions mayl makeit necessar or desirable. v

he receptacle 2 preferably comprises a casing 3 and a holder 4, whichare respectively shaped so that the holder may fit within the casing.The casing may be and preferably is fitted 7to a recess 1 formed in thevehicle bo,dy or positioned in a space or opening between its structuralmembers. By this arrangement and construction, the outer wall of thereceptacle or its holder, when the latter is in closed position, is Hushwith the surrounding'wall or surface of the vehicle body. a

The casing 3 comprises a lbottom 5, side walls, 6, 6, a top wall 7 and abottomwall 8. The top and bottom walls 7, 8,.and the side walls 6 arepreferably provided with flanges 9, which extend outwardly and thusmayfit over the interior lining of the vehicle body to protect it as wellas to improve the appearance of the body. The casing 3 may be secured inposition 4 by a plurality of, screws 10, extending throughsuitab1e,Openside walls 6. The holder 4 1s constructed to yprovide aface plate 4.'L and one or more compartments l4" of a size and shapebest ada ted to contain articles desired for use while riding. The facethe side walls 6 and top and bottom walls so tnat .it will be disposedin the plane of the flanges 9 and the surface of the support 1 when theholder 4 is closed. The compartments 4b are preferably arranged topermit 95' .access to their interiors from their upper ends when theholder is hinged alon its lower side edge as shown in the drawm s. Theholder 4 is movably connected to t e casing 3 so .that it may be movedrelative thereto to permit ready access to the compartments 4b. For thispurpose the vholder is hinged along one edge or side, preferabl itslower edge or side, by means of hinges 4 When so constructed, the upperend of the holder swings outwardly as shown in Fig. 3.

11 indicates an an entirety means for locking the holder inits closed ornormal position. Of these means, 12, 12', indicate a pair of elementscarried by the casing 3 and 110 holder 4, respectively, and co-acting toengage each other to lock the holder in closed position, one of saidelements being movable relative to the other so that it may bedisengaged therefrom when it is desired to open the receptacle. Thevstationary locking element, indicated at 12, is preferably secured tothe holder 4 and the other element 12 is carried by the casing 3. Theelement 12 may comprise a section of metal secured in any Well knownmanner to the inner side of the face plate 4, its free end being shapedto form a hook 13. The element 12l is pivotallyl mounted on the innerface of the top wall'7 so that its free end, which is shaped to providea hook 14, may engage with the hook 13 and be disengaged therefrom inthe manner to be later set forth. The locking element 12 is normallymaintained in locking position by a spring 15 which is preferably coiledaround the pivot for the locking element, and acts thereon in a wellknown manner to operate the locking element 12 in one direction and toresist its movement in the opposite direction, this constructionpermitting the locking elements 12, 12', to automatically engage eachother when the holder is moved from its lopen position to.,

its closed position. T he locking element 12 is provided with a tailpiece 16 which is preferably operatedby 'a plunger 17. The plunger 17 isguided 1n a pair of openings 18, 19, the former being formed in theadjacent liange 9 and the latter being formed in a lip 20 struck-up fromthe metal con-V stituting the upper wall 7, such struck-up portionproviding an opening 21 in the Wall 7 through which the tail pieceextends so that its free end may be disposed in the path of movementofthe plunger 17. The spring 15 preferably acts through the lockingelement 12 and tail piece 16 to push the plunger 17 outwardly andnormally maintain it in the position shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5; theplunger being provided with a head 22 engaging the lip 20 to limit itsoutward movement.

23 indicates a device disposed within the casing 3 and acting on theholder 4 to push it outwardly about its hinged connection with thecasing 3. The device 23preferably comprises a strip or plate formed fromresilient metal. The device 23 is connected at its lower end, asindicated at 24, to the inner face of the bottom 5 and is bent upwardlyand outwardly, so that when the holder 4 is moved to its closedposition, it will compress the free end of the device 23 and thus put itunder tension. As a result of this construction and operation, thedevice 23 will act on the holder and swing it outwardly, upon therelease of the locking meansI 11. The connection 24 for the operatingdevice 23 is preferably of a pivotal character so that it may be movedabout its pivot to the position shown in Fig. 6 for a purpose to belater set forth. Near its outer end, the operating device 23 is formedwith an elongated opening or slot 2 5 arranged to receive a member 26such as a pin or stud, carried by the inner Wall of the holder 4. holder4 outwardly the stud moves endwise of the slot 25 until it engages theouter end wall thereof. As the pin or stud is carried by the holder, theend wall of the slot will limit or stop the outward movement of theholder at a predetermined position, see Fig. 3. The outer end of the pinor stud 26 is preferably provided with a head or flange 26"J1 whichengages the remote surface of the operating device 23 at either side ofthe slot 25 and voperates to connect the pin or stud to the operatingdevice 23, thereby preventing the disconnection of the stud from the endwall of the slot when the holder is arrested thereby. Intermediate itsends, `the slot 25 is enlarged, as shown at 26h, see Fig. 6, so that thehead or ange of the pin or stud can be positioned on the remote side ofthe operating device or removed therefrom. To permit of either of theseopera- During movement of thev tions, the holder 4 is first moved to anintermediate position, that is, that position in which the pin or stud26 is opposite or in alignment with the enlarged` portion 26, and thenby means of a pencil or other suitable device the operating device l23isheld a ainst outward movement (see Fig. 4), wile the holder ispermitted to swing about its hinged connection with the casing 3 untilthe pin or stud is free of the walls of the slot 25. This constructionand arrangement permits the holder 4 to be positioned as shown in Fig.5. When in such position the casing 3 may be secured in the opening orrecessin the vehicle body wall. Therefore it will be seen that thereceptacle. can be completely manufactured and assembled ready forassembly in the vehicle body. This construction also permits the holder4 to be disconnected from the operating device at will, for example,when itis desired to swing the holder to its full open position. Whenthe holder is to be thus operated, the operating device 23 may be swungaboutit-s pivot 24 to the position shown in Fig. 6.

27 indicates a spring preferably coiled. around the pivotpin for thehinge 4 and normally operating to move the holder outwardly and maintainit in open position. I have shown in the drawings two springs 27,although one may be suicient The springs 27 are supplemental to theoperating device 23. Where the holder 4 is relatively small and but fewarticles are to be kept therein the spring or. springs 27 may beomitted. It will be understood that my invention is not, in its broaderaspects, limited to a re lnfs-:ease

ceptacle construction in which a casing, such' as indicated" at 3 in thedrawings, is required, since the holder 4, elements of `the lockingmeans and the operating devices may be mounted on the wall or wallsforming the recess 1 in the support 1.

To those skilled in the art on making odevices of the character hereindescribed many alterations and" widely` differing embodiments andapplications of the invention will suggest themselves without de artingfrom the spirit and scope thereof. y disclosures and the descriptionherein are purely illustrative and are not intended to be in any senselimiting.

What I claim is:

1. In a construction of the class described,V the combination with asupport having a recess, ot a holder movably connected to said supportsothat it may lie within said recess therein substantially iiush with thesur- -tace of said support and be moved outwardly to permit access toits interior, a device connected to said support and normally acting onsaid holder to push it outwardly, and a connection between said deviceand said holder I-serving to limit the outward movement of the latter,the said connection between vsaid device and said holder beingdetachable.

2. ln a construction of the class described, the combination with asupport having a recess, of a holder movably connected to said supportso that itmay lie within said recess substantially iush with the surfaceof said support and be moved outwardly to permit access to its interior,a device connected to said support and normally acting on said holder topush it outwardly, a con. nection between said device and said holderserving to limit the outward movement of the latter, and meanssupplemental to said device and co-operating therewith to move theholder outwardly. 3. In a construction of the class described, thecombination with a' support having a recess, of a holder movablyconnected to said support so that it may lie within said recess thereinsubstantially. flush with theouter surface of said support andbe movedoutwardly to permit access to its interior, aresilient plate pivotallyconnected at one end to said support and normally acting on said holderto push it outwardly, and separable means carried by said plate andholder arranged to limit the outward movement of the latter at apredetermined position. Q

4. In a construction of the class described, the combination with a,support having a recess, of a holder movablyxconnected to said supportso that it may lie Within s'aid recess therein substantially ush withthe surface of said su port and be moved outwardly to permit access toits interior, a

resilient plate connected to said support at one end and 'normallyacting von said holder to push it outwardly, said plate being formedwith an Aelongated slot, and a member carried by said holder andengaging t-he outer end wall of said slot to limit the outward' movementof the holder.

5.l In a construction of the class described, the combination with asupport having a recess, of a holder movably connected to said supportso that it may lie within said recess therein substantially lush withthe surface of said support and be moved outwardly to permit access toits interior, a resilient plate connected to said support at one end andnormally acting on said holder to push it outwardly, said plate beingformed with anelongated slot, and a member carried by said holder andengaging the outer end Wall of said slot to limit the outward movementof the holder, said slot having an v enlarged portion to permit themember to be connected and disconnected from said plate.

6. In a receptacle, the combination of a casing, a holder hinged alongone end to said casingvso that it may lie therewithin substantially ushwith the outer end walls thereof and be moved outwardly relative to saidcasing to permit access to its interior, a resilient plate connected tosaid casing at one end and normally acting on said holder to push itoutwardly, said plate being formed with an elongated slot, and a flangedelement carried by said holder and extending through the slot so thatthe flange thereof will engage the remote-surface of said plate, wherebysaid element will engage the end wall of the slot to limitthe outwardmovement of the holder and the flange will prevent disconnection of saidelement from said plate.

7. In a rece tacle, the combination of a casing adapted) to be mountedin a recess formed in a support, a holder hinged along one end to lsaidcasing so that it may lie therewithin substantially flush with thesurface of the support and be moved outwardly to permit access to itsinterior, a resilient plate connected 'to said casing at one end andnormally acting on said holder to push `it outwardly, said plate beingformed with an elongated slot, and a flanged element carried by saidholder and extending through the slot so that the flange thereof willengage the remote surface of said plate, whereby said element willengage the end wall of the slot to limit the outward -movement of theholder and the flange will the combination with a support having arecess, of a holder movabl connected to said support so that it may 11ewithin the recess therein substantially flush with theouter surface ofsaid support and be moved outwardly to permitr access to its interior, aresilient plate pivotally connected at one end to said support andnormally acting on said holder to push it outwardly, and detachablemeans carried by said plate and holder arranged to limit the outwardmovement of the latter at a predetermined position.

9. In a construction of the class described, the combination of asupport havin a recess, a holder within said recess an movably connectedto said support along one edge, whereby it may be moved outwardly, aresilient device connected to said support and acting on said holder tomove it outwardly, and a detachable connection between said device andsaid holder serving to limit the outward movement of the latter, saiddevice having a portion which is eX- posed when the holder is movedoutwardly.

10. In a construction of the class described, the combination of asupport having a recess, a holder within said recess and movablyconnected to said support along one edge, whereby it may bemoved'outwardly,

a deviceinterposed between said holder and said support, one end of saiddevice being connecte to said support and its other end having slidingengagement with said holder and formed with an elongated slot, and anelement carried by the holder and projecting through said slot to engagethe end wall thereof to limit its outward movement.

11. In a construction of the class described, the combination of asupport having a recess, a holder within said recess and movablyconnected to said support along one edge, whereby it may be movedoutwardly, and emeans normally acting to move said holder outwardly andfor limiting its movement at a predetermined posltion, said r meansincluding a device interposed between said holder and said support, oneend of said device being connected 'to said support and its other endhaving sliding engagement with said holder and `formed with an elongatedslot, and an element carried b the holder and projecting through said sot to engage the end wall thereof to limit its outward movement.

subscribed my name.

FRANK STONER.

